{"id":2564,"date":"2019-11-21T17:17:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2019-11-26T12:29:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:29:37","slug":"uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Music Teacher Survey Results &#8211; 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In July 2019, we surveyed over 500 music teachers to learn about the state of private music tuition in the UK today. Here are the results. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;ve summarised some of the most interesting results below, but for a more in-depth analysis, you can download the full report for free: <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Encore-Music-Teachers-Survey-2019.pdf\">Download Encore Music Teachers Survey 2019<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69e0860480e3a\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69e0860480e3a\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69e0860480e3a\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Whats-the-reason-behind-the-survey\" title=\"What\u2019s the reason behind the survey?\">What\u2019s the reason behind the survey?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Contents\" title=\"Contents\">Contents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Demographics\" title=\"Demographics\">Demographics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Price\" title=\"Price\">Price<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Lesson-Location\" title=\"Lesson Location\">Lesson Location<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Managing-pupils\" title=\"Managing pupils\">Managing pupils<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Free-trial-lessons\" title=\"Free trial lessons\">Free trial lessons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Concerns-for-the-future\" title=\"Concerns for the future\">Concerns for the future<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/#Final-comments\" title=\"Final comments\">Final comments<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats-the-reason-behind-the-survey\"><\/span><strong>What\u2019s the reason behind the survey?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the last 4 years at Encore, our mission has been to build a platform for booking musicians that supports them in building a sustainable career in live musical performance. This year, at the request of our members, we decided to take this one step further and trial a new feature enabling musicians to get teaching work on Encore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This survey was primarily designed to guide our work on the new teacher feature, but we hope that by making the results public other teachers, music platforms or policymakers will also find it useful in their work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re very grateful to the 519 musicians who took the time to complete the survey!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contents\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contents<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#demographics\">Demographics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"#price\">Lesson prices<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"#lessons\">Lesson location<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"#pupils\">Managing pupils<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"#trials\">Free trial lessons: are they worth it?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"#the-future\">The future of teaching<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Demographics\"><\/span><a id=\"demographics\"><\/a>Demographics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The majority of respondents to the survey were young professionals, under the age of 34.\n<ul>\n<li>50% were male<\/li>\n<li>45% female<\/li>\n<li>5% transgender or other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsurprisingly, the most common instruments taught were:<\/span><\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/pianists\">Pianists<\/a> (92)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/singers\">Singers<\/a> (71)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/guitarists\">Guitarists<\/a> (67)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/violinists\">Violinists<\/a>\u00a0(63)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/drummers\">Drummers<\/a> (34)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-02-48\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?fit=616%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"616,382\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.02.48\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?fit=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?fit=616%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?resize=616%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"graph of Survey respondents by instrument type\" width=\"616\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?w=616&amp;ssl=1 616w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?resize=370%2C229&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?resize=270%2C167&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?resize=570%2C353&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.48.png?resize=323%2C200&amp;ssl=1 323w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Survey respondents by instrument type<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Price\"><\/span><b><a id=\"price\"><\/a>Price<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We asked teachers how much they&#8217;d charge for a 60-minute lesson excluding travel expenses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much do music lessons cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note: pricing for instruments with under 10 respondents may not be fully representative, so should be treated with caution.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--><\/style>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" style=\"height: 437px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"211\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Instrument type&quot;}\"><strong>Instrument type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Average lesson price (60mins)&quot;}\"><strong>Average lesson price (60mins)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Number of respondents&quot;}\"><strong>Number of respondents<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;French horn&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/french-horns\">French horn<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:40.2}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a340.20<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:5}\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Harp&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/harpists\">Harp<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:36.90909090909091}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a336.91<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:11}\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Organ&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/organists\">Organ<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:36.166666666666664}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a336.17<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:6}\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Cello&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/cellists\">Cello<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:34.44444444444444}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a334.44<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:18}\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Piano&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/pianists\">Piano<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33.380434782608695}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a333.38<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:92}\">92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Saxophone&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/saxophonists\">Saxophone<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33.27777777777778}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a333.28<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:18}\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Double bass&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/double-bassists\">Double bass<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:33.125}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a333.13<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:8}\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Trumpet&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/trumpeters\">Trumpet<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:32.65}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a332.65<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:20}\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Voice&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/singers\">Voice<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:32.478873239436616}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a332.48<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:71}\">71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Clarinet&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/clarinettists\">Clarinet<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:32.46666666666667}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a332.47<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:15}\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Oboe&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/oboists\">Oboe<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:32.375}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a332.38<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:8}\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Flute&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/flautists\">Flute<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:32}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a332.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:21}\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Violin&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/violinists\">Violin<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:31.49206349206349}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a331.49<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:63}\">63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Drums&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/drummers\">Drums<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:31.352941176470587}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a331.35<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:34}\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Guitar&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/guitarists\">Guitar<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:29.746268656716417}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a329.75<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:67}\">67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Bagpipes&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/bagpipers\">Bagpipes<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:28}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a328.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:5}\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Bass Guitar&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/bass-guitarists\">Bass Guitar<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:24.88888888888889}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a324.89<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:9}\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 321.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Brass&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/brass-bands\">Brass (all)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 576.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:24.444444444444443}\" data-sheets-numberformat=\"[null,4,&quot;[$\u00a3]#,##0.00&quot;]\">\u00a324.44<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px; width: 456.25px;\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:9}\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-02-55\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?fit=628%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"628,480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.02.55\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?fit=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?fit=628%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2572 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?resize=628%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"graph of Average fee charged for a music lesson by instrument type\" width=\"628\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?w=628&amp;ssl=1 628w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?resize=370%2C283&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?resize=270%2C206&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?resize=570%2C436&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.02.55.png?resize=262%2C200&amp;ssl=1 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average fee charged for a music lesson by instrument type<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price by teaching experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inexperienced teachers (under 2 years experience) tend to charge around 15% less than other teachers. However, after 10 years of teaching experience, teachers tend not to increase their rates.<img data-attachment-id=\"2571\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-03-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?fit=528%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"528,313\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.03.02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?fit=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?fit=528%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?resize=528%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph of Average fee charged for a music lesson by number of years teaching\" width=\"528\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?w=528&amp;ssl=1 528w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?resize=370%2C219&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?resize=270%2C160&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.02.png?resize=337%2C200&amp;ssl=1 337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average fee charged for a music lesson by number of years teaching<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price by gender<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Female teachers tend to charge more than male teachers.<\/span><img data-attachment-id=\"2570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-03-09\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?fit=436%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"436,332\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.03.09\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?fit=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?fit=436%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2570 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?resize=436%2C332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph of Average fee charged for a music lesson by gender\" width=\"436\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?w=436&amp;ssl=1 436w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?resize=370%2C282&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?resize=270%2C206&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.03.09.png?resize=263%2C200&amp;ssl=1 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average fee charged for a music lesson by gender<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women rely on teaching for income much more than men: 54% of women said that teaching made up over half of their annual income, compared to just 37% of men.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-04-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?fit=773%2C282&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"773,282\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.04.10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?fit=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?fit=770%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?resize=770%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Charts of % of annual income from teaching segment by gender\" width=\"770\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?w=773&amp;ssl=1 773w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?resize=768%2C280&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?resize=370%2C135&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?resize=270%2C98&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?resize=570%2C208&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?resize=740%2C270&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.10.png?resize=360%2C131&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">% of annual income from teaching segment by gender<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lesson-Location\"><\/span><a id=\"lessons\"><\/a>Lesson Location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50% of teachers teach in schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most teachers teach by travelling to their pupil\u2019s home as well as teaching at their own home. However, teachers are more likely to teach in their own home than travel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, 1 in 4 teachers are now offering real-time video lessons on Skype or similar providers.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-04-21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?fit=540%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,342\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.04.21\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?fit=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?fit=540%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2568 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?resize=540%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chart of Types of lesson taught\" width=\"540\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?resize=370%2C234&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?resize=270%2C171&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.21.png?resize=316%2C200&amp;ssl=1 316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of lesson taught<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Managing-pupils\"><\/span><a id=\"pupils\"><\/a>Managing pupils<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Pupils per teacher<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On average, teachers had 24 active pupils.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers with over 20 years experience were the most heavily subscribed, with an average of 36 pupils, while teachers with under 2 years experience teaching professionally had only 8 pupils on average.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-04-27\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?fit=635%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"635,406\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.04.27\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?fit=635%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?resize=635%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph of avg. # pupils vs years of professional teaching\" width=\"635\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?resize=370%2C237&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?resize=270%2C173&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?resize=470%2C300&amp;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?resize=570%2C364&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.27.png?resize=313%2C200&amp;ssl=1 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finding good pupils<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 in 3 music teachers has encountered problems getting payment from their pupils. The most common problems were delayed payment, pupil or parent forgetting to pay\/bring cash, pupils\/parents not paying for last-minute cancelled lessons. Problems were most acute in schools where teachers didn\u2019t have face-to-face contact with the parents.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By far the biggest expense for teachers is travel to and from lessons, followed by sheet music and instrument maintenance. <img data-attachment-id=\"2575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-23-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?fit=690%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"690,361\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.23.13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?fit=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?fit=690%2C361&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?resize=690%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chart of Count of answers to &quot;what are your biggest expenses as a music teacher&quot;\" width=\"690\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?resize=370%2C194&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?resize=270%2C141&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?resize=570%2C298&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.23.13.png?resize=360%2C188&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Count of answers to &#8220;what are your biggest expenses as a music teacher&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest concern for teachers when taking on a new pupil is the pupil\u2019s commitment to practising and turning up, followed by reliability of payment and parental support. <img data-attachment-id=\"2566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-04-33\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?fit=654%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"654,348\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.04.33\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?fit=654%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2566 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?resize=654%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chart of Count of answers to &quot;what are your biggest concerns when taking on a new pupil&quot;\" width=\"654\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?w=654&amp;ssl=1 654w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?resize=370%2C197&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?resize=270%2C144&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?resize=570%2C303&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.33.png?resize=360%2C192&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Count of answers to &#8220;what are your biggest concerns when taking on a new pupil&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, the characteristic which teachers most commonly look for in pupils is enthusiasm and willingness to practice. Interestingly, creativity and musicality did not rank as highly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"2565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-04-41\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?fit=674%2C303&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"674,303\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.04.41\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?fit=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?fit=674%2C303&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?resize=674%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chart of Count of answers to &quot;what are the characteristics you look for in a good pupil&quot;\" width=\"674\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?w=674&amp;ssl=1 674w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?resize=370%2C166&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?resize=270%2C121&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?resize=570%2C256&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.04.41.png?resize=360%2C162&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Count of answers to &#8220;what are the characteristics you look for in a good pupil&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50% of teachers use apps or websites to find new pupils.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free-trial-lessons\"><\/span><a id=\"trials\"><\/a>Free trial lessons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35% of teachers offer free trial lessons.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most cited the need to have an unpaid conversation with the pupil to check if they are a good match before beginning paid lessons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65% of teachers don\u2019t offer free trial lessons.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many mentioned that they offer alternative discounts, others stated that they disagreed with the principle of offering their time for free or simply didn\u2019t feel the need for free trials.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img data-attachment-id=\"2590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-17-49-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?fit=556%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"556,301\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 17.49.11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?fit=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?fit=556%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2590 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?resize=556%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"chart of response to Do you offer free trial lessons?\" width=\"556\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?resize=370%2C200&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?resize=270%2C146&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-17.49.11.png?resize=360%2C195&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you offer free trial lessons?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concerns-for-the-future\"><\/span><b><a id=\"the-future\"><\/a>Concerns for the future<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respondents to the survey said that the biggest challenges facing music teaching in the UK over the next 5 years were:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Music not taken seriously by the government <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(cuts to music in schools, government ministers not talking in favour of music).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Lessons becoming less affordable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Brexit and austerity).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>New technology and online teaching <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(YouTube, apps, teachers not adapting quickly enough, less need for 1-to-1 teaching, lower commitment, shorter attention span of young people).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Saturation of the market with lower-skilled teachers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(as performing work dries up, more working musicians turn to teaching to make money; lower-quality teaching).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img data-attachment-id=\"2576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/uk-music-teacher-survey-results-2019\/screen-shot-2019-11-21-at-16-25-08\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?fit=633%2C367&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"633,367\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-11-21 at 16.25.08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?fit=633%2C367&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?resize=633%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chart of Count of answers to &quot;what are the biggest challenges facing music teaching in the next 5 years&quot;\" width=\"633\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?w=633&amp;ssl=1 633w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?resize=370%2C215&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?resize=270%2C157&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?resize=570%2C330&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-21-at-16.25.08.png?resize=345%2C200&amp;ssl=1 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Count of answers to &#8220;what are the biggest challenges facing music teaching in the next 5 years&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final-comments\"><\/span><a id=\"final\"><\/a>Final comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We hope that you&#8217;ve found the results of this survey as fascinating as we did! For more in-depth analysis can download the full report for free <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Encore-Music-Teachers-Survey-2019.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to share this around any teaching communities you know of.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions email help@encoremusicians.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July 2019, we surveyed over 500 music teachers to learn about the state of private music tuition in the UK today. Here are the results. We&#8217;ve summarised some of the most interesting results below, but for a more in-depth analysis, you can download the full report for free: Download Encore Music Teachers Survey 2019. 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